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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has promised to take a new, less strident approach toward his legislative adversaries. His goal for his last year in office, he says, is to focus on reforms that will benefit future governors.

Good luck with that.

In the week since the two-term Republican governor returned from a two-week family vacation to Europe, Sanford’s attempts to get past the widely-publicized scandal surrounding his extramarital affair have met with little success in Columbia, where he is increasingly viewed as the lamest of lame ducks.

First, Sanford, had to contend with the revelation that his wife has taken the kids and moved out of the governor's mansion. Then came an Associated Press investigation that questioned whether he illegally used state aircraft. Now, after seemingly weathering the storm surrounding his affair and talk of impeachment, he is facing renewed calls to leave office.

Even Sanford’s allies say he has little chance of accomplishing his policy agenda next year during his last legislative session — his reputation has been so tarnished by the episode that many of the state’s top lawmakers openly joke about the governor’s now-infamous extramarital exploits.

“His political stock is zero,” said GOP state Sen. David Thomas, who renewed calls for Sanford’s impeachment with a letter Monday urging his legislative colleagues to join an investigation into the governor’s allegedly improper use of state planes.

On Thursday, state Attorney General Henry McMaster, state Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell and House Speaker Bobby Harrell — all Republicans — called on the state Ethics Commission to investigate the matter.

“When you add it up, the whole thing becomes a picture of the totality of what has happened to the state under his tenure, especially in the last five weeks. For most of us, it’s a nightmare,” Thomas said.

“We’re going to have to live for a year and half with a governor who has so hobbled himself that we’re not going to be able to do anything," he added. "How is he going to build coalitions? Nobody wants to be seen with him. It’s embarrassing. It’s horrific.”

“This is a little bit like an earthquake, it’s always the aftershocks that get you,” added a prominent state politician and Sanford critic.

Sanford "may be able to draw a pay check for another eighteen months,” said the veteran state pol, “but he’s not going to be able to govern.”

Sanford’s office, however, is working to keep the governor relevant, in the hopes that he will soon be able to shape statewide debates on the economy and reforms to state government. One idea is to bring together working groups of prominent South Carolinians to come up with some consensus policy prescriptions.

Sanford himself has promised to be more flexible in dealing with the many lawmakers with whom he has had a rocky relationship.

“The governor believes this next session, his last, could be the most productive,” said Sanford spokesman Ben Fox.

Well, Stanford is typical republican who goes around talking about deficit but using taxpayers cash to visit and sepnt on prostitute. I think Stanford would do himself a great favor if he steps down, but of course he will never because he's a republican who feels that Jesus made him special from other people and he can do anything he wants.

What about giving a Tax Cut to Argentina to deal with the economy woes in the GOP and southern Carolina?

"“We’re going to have to live for a year and half with a governor who has so hobbled himself that we’re not going to be able to do anything," he added. "How is he going to build coalitions? Nobody wants to be seen with him. It’s embarrassing. It’s horrific.”

Common people! Vote this guy out of office. What if your child stole your car, went and had sex with the neighbors daughter, didn't show up for school? You'd be ****ed. But it's your child and you are the parent. Politicians are role models and "Parents" to us, yet many like Mark Sanford stands for everything corrupt and wrong with America.

I have never had the opportunity to fly in a private jet. Have never been served at the White House. Never had my home paid for, Never made over $50K, I've never traveled like this guy, shook the hands he shook, got all the free passes he's received...and neither have you. Is it true that Spoiled Teens get everything they want? Is Mark Sanford some spoiled punk? All the wonderful perks were not enough for Santiago Swinger Sanford. Marking his Mark all over the Southern Hampshire like a dog.

Mr. Sanford's kids will know dad's a dirt bag. and now the Parent has become the kid. South Carolina. has to clean the mess and divert attention away from the real issues while Mr. Sanford runs off to get some South American Tang. I found his wafe an attractive women. She's probably a cool lady with a kind heart. If only Mark had a organ the of his wife's heart then maybe, perhaps maybe South Carolina's homeless issues, unemployment and facial crisis would be a bit better off.

South Carolina elected a dude that thinks with his dip stick, maybe Mr. Sanford needs to go back to High School and live out his dreams....but not at the cost of the people who been carrying him. See more and other contribution at Evade and Survive. Hey South Carolina, would you want Correctional Officers sleeping with inmates, Cops tapping hookers, Deputies stealing state property? Walk away Mark. Go back to your Grand Theft Auto Brazzilian Style X-Box games and let us people get to business finding a new Gov.

Next week we will be doing a piece on the HeartBreak Club: The Women of Cheating Politicians And How They Cope.

Common people! Vote this guy out of office. What if your child stole your car, went and had sex with the neighbors daughter, didn't show up for school? You'd be ****ed. But it's your child and you are the parent. Politicians are role models and "Parents" to us, yet many like Mark Sanford stands for everything corrupt and wrong with America.

I have never had the opportunity to fly in a private jet. Have never been served at the White House. Never had my home paid for, Never made over $50K, I've never traveled like this guy, shook the hands he shook, got all the free passes he's received...and neither have you. Is it true that Spoiled Teens get everything they want? Is Mark Sanford some spoiled punk? All the wonderful perks were not enough for Santiago Swinger Sanford. Marking his Mark all over the Southern Hampshire like a dog.

Mr. Sanford's kids will know dad's a dirt bag. and now the Parent has become the kid. South Carolina. has to clean the mess and divert attention away from the real issues while Mr. Sanford runs off to get some South American Tang. I found his wafe an attractive women. She's probably a cool lady with a kind heart. If only Mark had a organ the of his wife's heart then maybe, perhaps maybe South Carolina's homeless issues, unemployment and facial crisis would be a bit better off.

South Carolina elected a dude that thinks with his dip stick, maybe Mr. Sanford needs to go back to High School and live out his dreams....but not at the cost of the people who been carrying him. See more and other contribution at Evade and Survive. Hey South Carolina, would you want Correctional Officers sleeping with inmates, Cops tapping hookers, Deputies stealing state property? Walk away Mark. Go back to your Grand Theft Auto Brazzilian Style X-Box games and let us people get to business finding a new Gov.

Next week we will be doing a piece on the HeartBreak Club: The Women of Cheating Politicians And How They Cope.

Common people! Vote this guy out of office. What if your child stole your car, went and had sex with the neighbors daughter, didn't show up for school? You'd be ****ed. But it's your child and you are the parent. Politicians are role models and "Parents" to us, yet many like Mark Sanford stands for everything corrupt and wrong with America.

I have never had the opportunity to fly in a private jet. Have never been served at the White House. Never had my home paid for, Never made over $50K, I've never traveled like this guy, shook the hands he shook, got all the free passes he's received...and neither have you. Is it true that Spoiled Teens get everything they want? Is Mark Sanford some spoiled punk? All the wonderful perks were not enough for Santiago Swinger Sanford. Marking his Mark all over the Southern Hampshire like a dog. EvadeAndSurvive.com had a nice piece about a Mayor who's doing some strange things in Oregon. No one new Mark Sanford till he cheated? Makes you wonder.

Mr. Sanford's kids will know dad's a dirt bag. and now the Parent has become the kid. South Carolina. has to clean the mess and divert attention away from the real issues while Mr. Sanford runs off to get some South American Tang. I found his wafe an attractive women. She's probably a cool lady with a kind heart. If only Mark had a organ the of his wife's heart then maybe, perhaps maybe South Carolina's homeless issues, unemployment and facial crisis would be a bit better off.

South Carolina elected a dude that thinks with his dip stick, maybe Mr. Sanford needs to go back to High School and live out his dreams....but not at the cost of the people who been carrying him. See more and other contribution at Evade and Survive. Hey South Carolina, would you want Correctional Officers sleeping with inmates, Cops tapping hookers, Deputies stealing state property? Walk away Mark. Go back to your Grand Theft Auto Brazzilian Style X-Box games and let us people get to business finding a new Gov.

Next week we will be doing a piece on the HeartBreak Club: The Women of Cheating Politicians And How They Cope.

You know when a person is constantly accusing someone of something everytime, usually he is the one who actually wants to do it or have the motive or ability to do it. You nut heads repubs always acussing the president or throwing signs that he is Nazi or facist. Where nut head repus there is no BLACK NAZI. NAZI DON"T LIKE BLACKS AND BLACKS WERE NEVER PART OF ANY NAZI PARTY THAT KILLED MILLIONS EUROPEANS AND JEWS. SO STOP THE STOP SIGNS AND ACCUSATION BECUZ IT DON'T MAKE SENSE. THAT HITLER PIC OF OBAMA MAKE YOUR LOOK LIKE AS**oles. FOR GOD SAKE THE MAN NAME IS OBAMA AND HE IS NOT GERMAN OR CONNECTED TO ANY NAZI FAMILY.

In fact, sources tell FITS that Chapur has been in South Carolina for “several days” now, first staying at a guest house on the governor’s Coosaw Plantation in Beaufort County and most recently staying at “a friend (of the governor)’s house in Columbia.”

That progression would certainly fit with what we know of the governor’s schedule over the past few days. Sanford spent last weekend on his plantation in Beaufort County before returning to Columbia on Monday evening for meetings with constituents.

On Wednesday, Sanford denied a report published here on FITS that he was “contemplating” moving Chapur into the Governor’s Mansion, which was vacated last Friday by S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford and the couple’s four boys.

While issuing his denial, however, Sanford refused to give a straight answer as to whether or not he had been communicating with Chapur."

Also, information from a poster at the State website:

"Heard stories around Aiken that Sanford and chapur travelled together to Florida overnight from Columbia. Chapur apparently have been staying in columbia since Monday of this week after spending last weekend with Sanford in Coosaw where she was formally introduced to Sanford's mother.

Both are travelling together by private airplane courtesy of a loyal Sanford friend and will spend the night before Sanford reports for reserve duty tomorrow. The couple is siad to sppend Sunday night and most of Monday together before travelling back to Columbia Monday evening.

In fact, sources tell FITS that Chapur has been in South Carolina for “several days” now, first staying at a guest house on the governor’s Coosaw Plantation in Beaufort County and most recently staying at “a friend (of the governor)’s house in Columbia.”

That progression would certainly fit with what we know of the governor’s schedule over the past few days. Sanford spent last weekend on his plantation in Beaufort County before returning to Columbia on Monday evening for meetings with constituents.

On Wednesday, Sanford denied a report published here on FITS that he was “contemplating” moving Chapur into the Governor’s Mansion, which was vacated last Friday by S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford and the couple’s four boys.

While issuing his denial, however, Sanford refused to give a straight answer as to whether or not he had been communicating with Chapur."

Also, information from a poster at the State website:

"Heard stories around Aiken that Sanford and chapur travelled together to Florida overnight from Columbia. Chapur apparently have been staying in columbia since Monday of this week after spending last weekend with Sanford in Coosaw where she was formally introduced to Sanford's mother.

Both are travelling together by private airplane courtesy of a loyal Sanford friend and will spend the night before Sanford reports for reserve duty tomorrow. The couple is siad to sppend Sunday night and most of Monday together before travelling back to Columbia Monday evening.

Sanford is a pathetic joke and has been a disaster from South Carolina since the day he took office. He bankrupt the state with his version of Bush tax cuts to the rich. Has had double digit unemployment for the past year. Has drown the state in debt and is looking at record deficits over the next two years minimum while missappropriate state funds left and right.. If South Carolina keeps him in office then they are agreeing that this is what they deserve.

Sanford is a pathetic joke and has been a disaster from South Carolina since the day he took office. He bankrupt the state with his version of Bush tax cuts to the rich. Has had double digit unemployment for the past year. Has drown the state in debt and is looking at record deficits over the next two years minimum while missappropriate state funds left and right.. If South Carolina keeps him in office then they are agreeing that this is what they deserve.